2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV airbag disable

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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition ,the operatio nofthe automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. coul dbe
re stric ted. #
Yous hould onl yuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cation sorincor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he door sordoor
trim car ried out at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eploye dairbag no longer o.er sany protec-
tion. #
Have thev ehiclet owedtoaq uali/ed
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
F
unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automati cfront passen gera irbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther thef ront passenger seat is
occupied byap erson or achild restraint system.
Th ef ront passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
objects under thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damag ethe system. #
Do no tstore anyo bjects under thec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
under thec o-driver seat. When /ttin
gachild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74).
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y(/ pag e45).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest. 52
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ety

R
Sit wi th theirfeet resting on the0 oor ,ifp ossi-
ble.
The front passenger airbag ma yotherwise be dis-
abled bymistake, fore xamp le, in thef ollowing sit-
uations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supportin gthemse lves on avehiclea rmrest.
R The front passen gers its in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes eat sur face. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
is lit.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, come int ocontact with the
ve hicle interior ,especiall yifthe person is sit-
ting tooc lose tothec ockpit. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensur ethat:
R thec lassi/cation of thep erson in thef ront
passenger seat is cor rect and thef ront
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance wit hthe person in thef ront
passenger seat.
R thef ront passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R thep erson is seated cor rectl y. #
Both befor eand during thej ourne y,
ensur ethat thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, thec lassi-
/cation of thep erson or child restraint system on
th ef ront passenger seat take sp lace aTer the
front passenger airbag shuto. self-test. The
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mpsdispla ythe
statu soft he front passenger airbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unction of the
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mps
( / pag e53). F F
unction of t
unction of t he P
he PASSEN
ASSEN GER AIR BA
GER AIR BAGi ndicat
Gi ndicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps Ve
hicles without automati cfront passen gera irbag
shuto. ha veas pecial stic kera 1xed tothes ide of
th ec ockpit on thef ront passenger side
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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Self-t
Self-t
es
estofa ut
tofa utomatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag shut-
er airbag shut-
o.
o. When thev ehicleiss witched on, aself-tes tisper-
fo rm ed during whic hthe tw oPASSENGER AIR
BA GONa nd OFFindicator la mpslight up simul ta-
neous ly.
The statu softhe front passenger airbag is dis-
pla yedv iatheP ASSENGER AIR BA Gindicator
la mp saTer thes elf-test:
R ON is lit: ON is lit: thef ront passenger airbag may
deplo yduring an accident.
The indicator lam pgoes out aTer 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar
ON and OFF ar eno enotlit:
tl it: thef ront passenger
airbag ma ydeplo yduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: thef ront passenger airbag is disa-
bled. It will then no tbed eployedint heevent
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GONindicator la mpis
o., onl ythe PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator
la mp shows th estatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag. The PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator la mp
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo.. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
and the6 restraint system warning lam plight
up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat may
no tbeu sed. Also in this case, do no t/tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat. Ha ve
th ea utomatic front passenger airbag shuto.
ch eckeda nd repaired immediatel yataquali/ed
specialis tworks hop.
S
S t
tatus display
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta-
tus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect fort he
cur rent situation.
ATer
ATer /tting
/tting ar
arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hildr
hil dr es
estrtraint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::PA SSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFmust be lit continuous ly. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath when
usin gar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
Dependin gonthechild restraint system an dthe
statu reofthec hild, theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpmaybeo .. In this case, do no t/t
th er ear ward-facing child restraint system tothe
front passenger seat.
Instead, /t ther ear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat.
ATer ATer /tting
/tting af
aforw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estr
traint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::dependin gonthe 54
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ety

ch
ild restraint system an dthe statur eofthechild,
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o.. Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing informa-
tion. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect positionin goftheforw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident, thec hild could:
R come int ocontact wit hparts of thev ehi-
cle' sinterior if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit,fore xamp le
R be st ruck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BA GOFFindicator la mpis o. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat as
fa rb ackasp ossible and full yretra ct the
seat cushion lengt hadjustment .While
doin gso, alw aysm akes uret hat the
shoulde rbelt st rapisc orrectl yr outed
from thes eat belt outle tofthevehicle to
th es houlder belt guide on thec hild re
straint system .The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards
from thes eat belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjust thef ront passenger seat accord-
ingl y. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
If ap er
If ap erson is sitting on t
son is sitting on t he fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o., dependin gonthe person' sstature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must alw ays
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied byan
adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orresponding
to that of an adult ,the PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator la mpmust be o.. This indicates
th at thef ront passenger airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person wit
hab uildc orresponding tothat of an adult
mus tnotuse thef ront passenger seat.
Instead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuousl yor
re mains o., depending on thec lassi/cation.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o.: mo vethef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible, or thep erson of
smaller statur eshould use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:thep erson of
smaller statur eshould no tuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp remains lit aTer thes elf-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled. Occupant saf
ety
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If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensur ethat:
R The classi/cation of thep erson in thef ront
passenger seat is cor rect and thef ront
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance wit hthe person in thef ront
passenger seat.
R The person is seated proper lywit hac or-
re ctl yfastened sea tbelt.
R Thef ront passenger seat ha sbeenm oved
as farb ackasp ossible. Be sur
etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Child restraint system on thef ront passenger
seat (/ page74)
R Suitable positioning of thec hild restraint sys-
te m( /pag e62) PRE-S PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
oryo ccupant
yo ccupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptivem eas-
ures toprotect thev ehicleo ccupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thef ollowing meas-
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hsliding sunr
hs liding sunr oof:
oof: closing thes lid-
ing sunroof.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hmemor
hm emor yfunction:
yf unction: movingthe
front passenger seat toam oref avo urable seat
position.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that them ultime-
dia system is switched on, generating abrief
nois esigna ltos timula tethei nnat eprotective
mechanism of aperson's hearing. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damag ecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind thes eat The automatic adjustmen
tofthe seat position
ma yresult in damage tothes eat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing t
sing t he PRE-S
he PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em measur
em measur es
es If an accident did no
toccur ,the pre-emptive
measures that we re ta kena re re versed.
Yo uw ill need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backrest bac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
oryo ccu-
yo ccu-
pant pr ot
pant pr otection plus)
ection plus) PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan imminent rear impact, and take pre-
em ptivem easures toprotect thev ehicleo ccu- 56
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Occupan
tsafety

R
Obser vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint
systems. If thef ront passenger seat is occu-
pied, ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej our-
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag is cor rect fort he cur rent situation
(/ page53).
F
F r
ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
W
W eigh tcat
eigh tcategor
egor y0:upt
y0:upt o10kg
o10kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
o13kgg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
yI I: 15 t o25k
o25k gg Fr
ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIII: 22 t
yI II: 22 t o36kg
o36kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
1A djust thes eat cushion inclination so that the
front edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe highes tposi-
tion and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe
lo we st position.
2T hevehicle is equipped wit hautomatic front
passenger airbag shuto.. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indica torlam pm ust be lit.
XN otsuitable forc hildren in this we ight categor y.
US uita ble forc hild restraint systems of the" Univer-
sal" categor yinthisweight categor y. LS
uitable fors emi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding tothet able in "Recommended child
re straint systems", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
listed in thec hild restraint system manufacturer's
ve hicle model list.
UF Suitable forf or wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te ms of the" Universal" categor yinthisweight cate-
gor y. Secur Secur
ing t ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
ht he seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he r
he r ears eat
ea rs eat &
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WARNING
ARNING Riskofa cciden tiftherear
ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfold forw ards, even while thev ehicle
is in motion.
R Asaresult, thev ehicleo ccupantwill be
pressed int othe seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will no tbeabletopro- 72
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ety

N
N
o
ot
tes on v
es on v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout aut
hout automatic fr
omatic fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o. St
icke rv isible when thef ront passenger door is
open
Ve hicles without automati cfront passen gera irbag
shuto. ha veas pecial stic kera 1xed tothes ide of
th ec ockpit on thef ront passenger side. Mak
esurey ou obser vethef ollowing information:
R Never/tar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtot he front passenger seat
R Always/ta rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat
- Seats suitable fora ttaching belted child
re straint system s(/ page 71).
- Secur ethe child restraint system wi th the
seat belt on ther ear seat (/ page72).
R Notesonr earward-facing and forw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system sonthe front passenger
seat (/ page74)
N
No ot
tes on r
es on r earw
earwar
ard-f
d-f acing and f
acing and f orw
orwar
ar d-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild
hild
r
r es
estr traint syst
aint syst ems on t
ems on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
using arear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. Obser
vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint sys-
te ms (/ page75). 74
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ety

Displa
Displa
ymessag
ym essag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
6
Left windowbag malfunc-
tion Consult work-
shop (examp le) *T
he cor responding restraint system is malfunctioning (/ page 44). &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yorfatal inju rydue toam alfunction in thew indowbag
The windowbag might be triggered unintentionall yormight no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. #
Have thew indowbag checkeda nd repaired immediatel yataquali/ed specialis tworks hop. Front-passenger airba
gdis-
able dSee Owner's Manual *T
he front passen gera irbag has been disabled even though an adult or aperson of adult build is on thef ront passenger
seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystemd etects ma ybetoo low. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NG‑Risk of injur yorevenf atal inju rywhen thef ront passenger airbag is disabled
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, It will no tbedeployedint heevent of an accident and canno tperform its
intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, come int ocontact wit hthe vehicle interior ,especially
if th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothed ashboard. #
Beawa reofthes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y. #
Stop thev ehiclei mmediatel yinaccordance wit hthe tra1c conditions. #
Mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped under thef ront passenger seat. #
Chec kthe status of automatic front passenger airbag actuatio n(/ pag e53). #
If necessar y,consul taquali/ed specialis tworks hop immediatel y.360
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Displa
ymessage sand warning/indicator lamps